In the 36-minute sports media podcast, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah explains his incredible Chris Mortensen relationship, how he prepares for the draft, his top hits and misses and if wants to be a GM one day
The Topics …
As a kid, did Jeremiah grow up wanting to be a draftnik
“Who the heck is Mel Kiper” is an all-timer
The disappointment of the Cowboys missing out on a future Hall of Famer
Jeremiah’s Keith Smart connection
Chris Mortensen randomly in his living room ...
His aunt was Indiana’s women’s coach during the Bobby Knight era ...
The back story of being introduced to Mortensen from his dad’s reach as a pastor
“Why is Chris Mortensen in my living room ...”
How Mortensen took Jeremiah under his wing
Reggie White, attending games, going to Bristol ...
Working the draft with Mort and then meeting Jay Rothman
How Jeremiah began his career at ESPN
Really nice tales about what Mortensen was like ...
Did he consider following his father’s footsteps into the ministry
How close was Jeremiah to being an NFL player
How does Jeremiah approach his draft preparation
The minute details of how he goes about it all
Why Jeremiah doesn’t first type out his info and opinions
How does Jeremiah look at analyzing picks
Jason Kelce and no one knows anything
The evaluation Jeremiah is most proud of ...
The evaluation Jeremiah would like a do-over on ...
The “scout school” that teams have
Evaluating how they missed on Tom Brady
Looking for clues of what you were doing wrong
More draft do-overs ....
Comparing the combine and games in evaluations
Why seeing quarterbacks live is important
The QB body language issue ...
What has Mel Kiper Jr. meant to the draft ...
The special connection Jeremiah has with him
Does Jeremiah have dreams of being a GM
What does the ESPN ownership of NFL Network mean to Jeremiah
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